The Post Gets Over its Bravery
Strange, but for some reason, today the Washington Post decided to run the Larry Franklin plea deal story on page B-1 – the Metro section.
According to the great libertarian journalist Jim Bovard, in today’s Maryland edition,
It is below the fold, next to an article about a geezer from New Orleans who was re-united with his 11 year old dog named Sassy, and also next to and below an article about the frustrated maestro of the former now-defunct Arlington, Va. symphony.
What’s the matter? The Post has been doing a pretty good job with this story up until now.
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